Asbury Park Band Says ‘You’re Not There’

Written By Mike Greenblatt
Forever King Clark

Forever King Clark’s You’re Not There came out last Friday. It continues the upward spiral of last year’s Five Dollar Yacht Club. The new EP covers some interesting topics, mainly ghosts, fast-food jobs and crippling social anxiety. Singer-Guitarist Bobby Kallok reached out to say, “we wanted to create a release that was like discovering a lost cassette from a past that never existed.”

The difference is that instead of their usual surf rock pastiche, they’ve morphed into groovier and more experimental 1980s-styled keyboard and drum machine territory. Recorded in Freehold at DIMM Studios, “So Afraid To Fall In Love” is the first single. Gigs at Wonder Bar in their Asbury hometown and a release-party at Harry’s Records in Belmar are a warm-up for an extended tour. 

Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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